Kono District
Kono District | |
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HDI (2017) | 0.391[2] low · 7th |
Kono District is a
Kono District is one of the most ethnically diverse Districts in Sierra Leone and is home to a large population of many of Sierra Leone's ethnic groups, with no single ethnic group forming a majority.
Kono District population is religiously diverse among Muslims and Christians, though Muslims make up the majority of the population in Kono District.
Before the civil war, Kono District had a population well over 600,000 [citation needed]; however, it experienced devastation during the Sierra Leone Civil War, which forced many of the residents out of the district. The district was heavily looted and constantly fought over due to the rich diamond reserves in the area.
Government and politics
Kono District is governed with a district council form of government, which is headed by a District Council Chairman, who is responsible for the general management of the district. The District Council Chairman is elected directly by the residents of Kono District in every four years. The Kono District Council Hall located in the district capital
Each one of the fourteen chiefdoms in Kono District is led by a paramount chief, who is highly influential. Paramount Chiefs hold significant powers and are highly respected across Sierra Leone.
Kono District is similar to
The District has recently lean towards the APC in
In the 2007 Sierra Leone presidential election, the SLPP presidential candidate
Religion
Economy
Kono District is the largest diamond producer in Sierra Leone. Other important economic activities include gold mining and agricultural production of rice, coffee and cacao.
Education
Prominent Secondary Schools are:
- Koidu Secondary School
- Koidu Girls Secondary School
- Ansarul Islamic Boys Secondary School
- Ansarul Islamic Girls Secondary School
- Islamic Secondary School Koidu
- Sierra Leone Muslim Brotherhood Secondary School
- Jaiama Secondary School
- Yengema Secondary School
- Kono Model Academy
- Aziz Secondary School Motema
Sport
Kono is home to Sierra Leonean Premier League club the
Administrative divisions
Chiefdoms
Pre-2017Prior to the 2017 local administrative reorganization, Kono District was made up of fourteen chiefdoms as the third level of administrative subdivision.[7]
They are further sub-divided into seventy-two sections. Each chiefdom has one traditional ruler known as paramount chief. |
Post-2017After the 2017 local administrative reorganization, Kono District has made up of fifteen chiefdoms as the third level of administrative subdivision.
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Major towns
Towns and villages
- Foindu
- Jaiama Sewafe
- Kaima
- Kamiendor
- Kangama
- Kombayendeh
- Ndoyogbo
- Nemeseidu
- Ngiehun
- Njagbwema
- Njaiama
- Peyima
- Seidu*
- Simbakoro
- Tefeya
- Tomendeh
- (Yardu)
- (Quidadu)
- (Bayama)
- (Chenedu)
- (Faada)
- (Koakor)
Popular culture
Kono District was the setting for much of
The name Kono was also used in the 2005 film Lord of War as the cover name for the sea vessel Kristol to fool Interpol agents searching for an illegal weapons shipment hidden in the Kristol's cargo.
Notable people from Kono District
- Samuel Sam-Sumana, former vice president of Sierra Leone
- Johnny Paul Koroma, former head of state of Sierra Leone
- Sia Koroma, first lady of Sierra Leone
- Hon. Paramount Chief Sahr Fengai Korgbende Kaimachiande |||, former Paramount Chief Member of Parliament for Kono and former Paramount Chief of Gbense Chiefdom
- K-Man, Sierra Leonean musician
- Patrick Bantamoi, football star
- Sam Bockarie, former RUF leader
- Solomon Musa, former vice chairman of the NPRC
- Sidique Mansaray, football star
- S.G.M. Fania, politician
- Komba Yomba, football star
- Komba Mondeh, a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the Sierra Leonean army
- Francis Koroma, football star
- Sahr Hassan Yomba Chairman Kono District I.T Association (KDITA)
- Fuambai Sia Ahmadu, Sierra Leonean/American anthropologist and women's activist
See also
Notes
- ^ a b "World Gazetteer". archive.is. Archived from the original on January 5, 2013.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- ^ "Sierra Leone Web - The 149 Chiefdoms of Sierra Leone". sierra-leone.org.
- ^ "STRASSEREMBASSYSITE2 – Cocorioko".
- ^ "Home". 25 December 2023.
- ^ https://sierraleone.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/pub-pdf/Population%20structure%20Report_1.pdf.
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Sources
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070121122533/http://www.statehouse-sl.org/member-parliament.html
- http://www.mineralcommodities.com.au/mrc160606.php Archived 2007-02-11 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Unsustainable Growth in Kono a development story in the Wikibook Development Cooperation Handbook